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Friday, April 26, 2013

10237 Tower of Orthanc Press Release

The newest Lord of the Rings set has been revealed over on Brickset. The set has a July 1st release date. This could be the release date of the other LOTR sets too. But it might just be for this one. Especially if this set is an exclusive model.
Press release below.

10237 Tower of Orthanc, Ages 14+. 2,359 pieces.

Build the The Lord of the Rings™ trilogy must-have model!

US $199.99, CA $249.99, DE 199.99€, UK £169.99, DK 1699.00 DKK

Finally, collect one of the most instantly recognizable and iconic buildings of The Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Tower of Orthanc! Build all 6 highly detailed floors filled with fascinating movie-related details including the attic, library, alchemy room, Saruman’s throne room, entrance hall and dungeon. This exclusive model stars in some of the most iconic scenes from The Lord of the Rings movies. Swoop down with the Great Eagle and rescue stranded Gandalf the Grey from his tower-top prison after his defeat at the hands of the white wizard, Saruman. Build the powerful, tree-like Ent, with poseable limbs and cool swinging arm function, then attack the Uruk-hai and Orc Pitmaster while Saruman and his servant Grima Wormtongue take refuge high in the tower. The Tower of Orthanc is a must-have model for any The Lord of the Rings collection! Includes a Great Eagle, buildable Ent figure and 5 minifigures with weapons: Saruman with kirtle outfit, Grima Wormtongue, Gandalf the Grey, an Uruk-hai and the Orc Pitmaster.

Includes a Great Eagle, buildable Ent figure and 5 minifigures with weapons: Saruman with kirtle outfit, Grima Wormtongue, Gandalf™ the Grey, an Uruk-hai™ and the Orc Pitmaster

Buildable Ent features poseable limbs for holding a minifigure and a cool swinging arm function

Attack the tower with the cool buildable and poseable Ent!

Swoop to the rescue with the Great Eagle!

Activate the LEGO light brick and make the palantir glow!

Set the trap door and banish unwanted guests to the dungeon!

Prepare the bomb for the Battle of Helm’s DeepTM!

Swing the Ent’s arms to smash or grab things with the poseable fingers!

Measures over 28" (73cm) high, 8" (21cm) wide and 6" (16cm) deep

Ent stands over 9" (23cm) tall

Available for sale directly through LEGO beginning July 2013.

I must say I can't wait for this set. The size of the tower is just awesome! LEGO is finally building in scale. Well, closer to scale than normal.
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